thursday, September 21, 1978
page 15
daily nebraskan
Former player says women's sports have improved
By Rick Iluls
Giant strides have been made in the UNL women's
athletic program, but much work still needs to be done,
according to Elise Reising, a former UNL volleyball'
player.
At a WomenSpeak meeting Wednesday, Reising said
things were very different when she played volleyball
from 1970 to 1974.
"We did have uniforms. That was a step up from high
school, where we didn't have uniforms until our senior
year," Reising said. "But then we found out we shared the
uniforms with the field hockey and basketball teams. If
two teams had a game, we just had to flip a coin or
something.
The coaches for women's sports were also instructors,
Reising said, making them unavailable for both jobs at the
same time.
"If the coaches were busy with classes, we had grad
uate assistants take over at practice," she said.
In fact, the first coach we had when I started was a
woman who knew nothing about volleyball," Reising said.
Went to nationals
UNL won the state tournament and the right to go to
nationals that year, Reising said, but she wasn't allowed to
travel along because she was a freshman.
"The policies were. so disjointed," she said. "The
following semester two freshmen were allowed to make
the trip."
"Of course, everyone paid their own expenses," she
noted. At least we got the uniforms for the trip."
Reising said it became necessary that someone be in
charge of scheduling games.
"No one ever knew who was in charge," she added.
Although the women's program has made definite
advances since Jay Davis was hired as athletic director in
1975, Reising said the program still could use improve
ment. "Not enough women are receiving scholarships," she
said. "A training table is another thing the women need."
But, Reising said, the athletes learn better skills now
and the coaches are much better than when she was at
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Davis agrees
Women's Athletic Director Jay Davis couldn't agree
more.
"We've got good coaches now and people are starting
to realize that we are here," Davis said. "People are calling
me now and asking how they can help out our program.
You wouldn't believe how different that is from when I
started.
"We know we need improvement yet," Davis added.
"We're not entirely comfortable without facilities yet and
a training table is a great idea. Some girls practice late and
when they go back to the dorms they're out of luck for a
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Photo by Ted Kirk
Great advancements have been made in women's
athletics at UNL since the early 1970s, according to
UNL Women's Athletic Director Jay Davis. Davis and
former UNL volleyball player Elise Reisling spoke
to the WomenSpeak luncheon at the Nebraska Union
Wednesday.
meal."
Davis said anyone can have an athletic program, but it's
going to be the best if she is involved in one. "There's
some good athletes coming out of Nebraska," she said.
"We have everything it takes to become the No. 1
program In the nation-facilities, coaches, tradition and
location."
Football helps
Davis said the success of UNL's football team helps the
women's program.
"Everything they do helps us," Davis said, "and every
thing we accomplish helps them too."
The men's and women's program get along great, Davis
said, and don't suffer some of the problems that some
universities do.
"Sua Bob Devaney and I have our differences but we
work them out," Davis said. "If he hadn't been so open-minded-saying
he wanted the best and nothing medio-cre-we
wouldn't be where we are now."
She pointed out that the women's program increased
its annual budget from $132,000 in 1975 to about
$420,000 in 1978.
"We've actually dropped from nine to eight sports,
Davis said, "but we have full-time coaches now who can
devote all their time."
Program gained support
Davis said the program has also gained some backing,
by way of booster clubs, parent clubs and other support
groups.
Also, the three Big Eight titles the women captured last
year in volleyball, gymnastics and tennis were helpful,
Davis siad.
"There are some world class athletes on our campus
and most people don't realize it," she noted. "They're not
only good athletes but very good people and students."
"But most of all," Davis said, "We don't want to
become a production system for athletes. We are part of
the university system and are not looking at these women
for sports only.
"Their education background is just as important as
the excellence of the sports program we offer them."
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